William Friedkin is the director of genre-defining works such as The French Connection (1971) and The Exorcist (1973), controversial productions like Cruising (1980) and Killer Joe (2011), as well as understudied films including The Birthday Party (1968), Sorcerer (1977) and The Hunted (2003). This book, the first scholarly study of Friedkin's films, reveals how they confront the ambiguities of law and morality, issues of subjectivity and problems of faith, while raising key questions around emotion and narrative in the cinema.
Placing his work in the historical contexts of the Vietnam War and Nixon's presidency, ReFocus: The Films of William Friedkin also examines the director's representations of sex and violence after the dismantling of the Production Code and in light of the rise and fall of New Hollywood cinema.
| ISBN: | 9781474431385 |
| Publication date: | 31st May 2023 |
| Author: | Steve Choe |
| Publisher: | Edinburgh University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 225 pages |
| Series: | ReFocus |
| Genres: |
Individual film directors, film-makers Film: styles and genres Filmmaking and production: technical and background skills Film history, theory or criticism |
William Friedkin is the director of genre-defining works such as The French Connection (1971) and The Exorcist (1973), controversial productions like Cruising (1980) and Killer Joe (2011), as well as understudied films including The Birthday Party (1968), Sorcerer (1977) and The Hunted (2003). This book, the first scholarly study of Friedkin's films, reveals how they confront the ambiguities of law and morality, issues of subjectivity and problems of faith, while raising key questions around emotion and narrative in the cinema.
Placing his work in the historical contexts of the Vietnam War and Nixon's presidency, ReFocus: The Films of William Friedkin also examines the director's representations of sex and violence after the dismantling of the Production Code and in light of the rise and fall of New Hollywood cinema.
The Films of William Friedkin features in the following genres: Individual film directors, film-makers, Film: styles and genres, Filmmaking and production: technical and background skills, Film history, theory or criticism
The Films of William Friedkin is available in Paperback, Hardback
The Films of William Friedkin was written by Steve Choe and published by Edinburgh University Press
The Films of William Friedkin has 225 pages
Yes it is part of ReFocus series
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